Joseph Jones was a 28-year-old fisherman who went missing on October 20, 2009, when the 34-foot commercial urchin dragger Bottom Basher sank in Cobscook Bay, Maine. The boat was last seen near Falls Island around 1:00 p.m.; a passing fisherman noted its presence that afternoon, and the vessel was reported overdue that night. One crew member, Daryl Cline, was recovered the next day, but Jones and the other crewmember were not found.

U.S. and Canadian forces joined local search teams for several days, using side-scan sonar and other methods. The wreck was not located during that period, and the search was called off as hopes of finding survivors faded. In the months afterward, pieces of the sunken vessel were found, though the exact cause of the sinking remains speculative. Jones’ body was never recovered.

Does anyone have information about the Bottom Basher’s final voyage or remember seeing the vessel near Falls Island on October 20, 2009?